Australia Day is Jan 26th and I thought Hogmanay was the Scottish New Year celebrations?

Glad to hear it's all still going well for you, Hicky, apart from the sickness - definitely something one doesn't need when trying to move

We put our house on the market the Tuesday before Christmas, had 2 lots of people looking on the Thursday and signed a contract on the Saturday!! The buyer wanted it all signed before Christmas!! Didn't expect anyone to look until early January so it's all happening very fast for us too!It's a cash sale with no conditions, which is great. Over here the buyer has a 2 day 'cooling off' period after signing the contracts, and she had the building inspector and pest inspector come around in that time. So that finished last week and she's paid her deposit - we have to be out by Feb. 9th so have to start sorting things now. Well, we've done quite a bit but have more urgency to get organised now. It takes removalists between 5 to 10 days to get stuff from here up to Queensland so we'll be in limbo for a while, which will be interesting Moving house is really very stressful - I thinks it rates 3rd after death and divorce

Thats great news Rainbow & they say Christmas is the worst tine to sell a house, hope it keeps going smoothly

Against 5-6 days our 2 hour journey seems like a trip to the local

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hickybank wrote:Thats great news Rainbow & they say Christmas is the worst tine to sell a house, hope it keeps going smoothlyAgainst 5-6 days our 2 hour journey seems like a trip to the local

Thanks Hicky. Christmas here is the summer holidays, and being a beach-side tourist town we have a lot of extra people down here at this time. So it's considered quite a good time for people to be looking at houses, apart from the actual public holidays, of course. Not like the middle of winter in the UK!!The distance to move certainly seems a bit daunting at the moment. We'll get our car trucked up there rather than driving - it's a small car and we both hate long road trips. Also the price isn't very different!

Thanks everyone, last night we had a small family gatherings,our son & daughter & the grand kids, it was really nice, a few drinks & nibbles & a chat together.We already have 4 visits booked & we are not down there yet lol:

Common sense is not so commonA brain is as strong as it's weakest think

We bought this house with a shower/tap situation that we only found out about when we actually moved in. There was no way we would have known that there was a complex way of coping with the problem until needing to actually use the shower. We have tried at least twice to have the problem rectified but both (different) plumbers have scratched heads. Hopefully when phase II is underway we can sort the situation once and for all - time will tell !

Packing almost done, another couple of boxes should do it.No more cooking to do as invited out or eating out until move on ThursdayStarted cleaning kitchen at 7.00 this morning finished 11.30, wow it has never looked so cleanWent to son & DIL for dinner today, a lovely rib of Beef, followed by Pavlova & nice wine, I needed the breakHopefully tomorrow will see it all done, thank god

Common sense is not so commonA brain is as strong as it's weakest think

With you all the way Purps,our home for 50 years, we have a lot of affection for it & will leave it spotless for the new owner.Zosh, how right you are, it will be very strange & emotional when we lock the door for the last time & drive off.But as t you say new adventures await us, so very exited as well

Common sense is not so commonA brain is as strong as it's weakest think

Nope, its still for sale & no viewing or offers since, I'm registered for up-dates. We see it as she is spending money on it & we are saving for the minute.Still love it & not seen anything else, I hope it is reduced & comes our way

I'll be thinking of you on Friday Hickey. When we finally shut the door on our home of 33 years in Newcastle I fely nothing but relief because we were going off to do and live where we really had wanted to be for so many years before. I hope you feel the same, Always look forward.

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I remember a friend, years ago, having a house blitz cleaned by professional cleaners before she moved in, the first person I know who did that.Not only would it have been virtually impossible for her to do herself (Victorian house, two very young children) she said that psychologically she didn't want to have seen anything lurking in dark corners I would consider doing the same

Back at last, only took BT 4 weeks you get me connected what a joke.Any way settling in really well & making new friends, we had a house warming last week & had 25 visitors & had a great day even nif they drank my cellar dry Been some fab walks, just back from a 4 mile walk on top of the Quantocks with fabulous views.Still lots to sort out but our first impressions are that we have made absolutely the right choice

Look in laterCheersTerry

Common sense is not so commonA brain is as strong as it's weakest think